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A large dark grey Shiva lingam is bathed with water in an outdoor temple courtyard, draped with a garland of red, yellow, white and purple flowers. Several priests in saffron and orange robes stand on a metal scaffold on the left, one holding a white flower garland and another pouring water. Red-brick terraced steps behind are lined with small potted plants and rows of smaller lingams, with saffron-clad devotees seated on the right in meditation. Strings of orange, yellow and pink flags hang across the red building behind. A stone pedestal with a wide base frames the lingam in the foreground.

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A large blue-grey Shiva lingam stands in a black yoni-shaped basin on a tiered stone platform, draped with a multicoloured garland of red, yellow, purple and white flowers, with silver ornamental plates on its front. Several saffron-robed priests stand on a white metal scaffold and pour liquid over the lingam, one holding a white vessel. Along the red brick tiers behind, more saffron-robed men sit in rows and rows of small stone seats beside potted plants, while the water flows from the basin. This appears to be a lingam abhishekam ritual. No person is clearly identifiable as the a person.2013-06-24June 24 20132013-06-24June 24 20132013-06-24A large dark grey stone Shiva lingam stands in a black yoni-peetha basin, garlanded with a multicoloured arch of red, yellow, white, purple and orange flowers. Water flows over the lingam. Behind it, red stepped ghats hold many potted plants. Several people in saffron and orange robes stand on a white metal scaffold platform at left, one pouring from a vessel, and more saffron-clad figures sit on the tiered steps at right. Strings of orange and pink marigold garlands drape across the red building behind.2013-06-24Large black stone Shivling in a basin is being bathed with milk-like liquid poured from the top, flowing down its sides and out of a spout. A garland of red, white and green flowers hangs down the lingam. On the tiered red stone steps and metal staircase beside it, several men in saffron-orange dhotis and rudraksha malas stand in a ritual abhishekam, one holding a vessel and another pouring. Behind them are an orange building and green roofs.2013-06-10A large black stone Shiva lingam with a tall white-streaked lingam column and a broad yoni-pitha base stands in an open outdoor courtyard, with a garland of red, white and green flowers draped over the column and water pouring from the spout of the base. Several priests in orange and saffron robes stand on metal stairs and platforms around the lingam, one pouring liquid over it from above, while others sit on the red stepped tiers in the background. Rows of small lamps line the stepped red seating on the right.2013-06-10June 24 20132013-06-24June 24 20132013-06-24June 24 20132013-06-24June 10 20132013-06-10 +1 copiesJune 24 20132013-06-24A large dark black stone Shivalinga stands on a circular yoni-peetha base at the centre of a red-stepped amphitheatre, with white milk or water flowing over the base. A multicoloured garland of orange, red and white flowers hangs down the side of the linga. Two people in orange and saffron robes stand on a metal scaffold beside the linga, one wearing a rudraksha mala and gold necklace, the other in an orange dhoti and shawl holding a vessel for abhishekam. A seated figure in orange sits on a platform at the left of the steps. Several white-clad onlookers sit at the edge. Trees, palms and a red-roofed building fill the background.2013-06-10